Iowans enjoyed 122 days this year with temperatures hitting 80 degrees or above.

Next closest years were 2010 and 1939 with 121 days. In 1953 some 119 days were at 80 degrees or above.

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More 80 degree days are possible in the next week as temps are expected to touch at least 78 and 79 next Tuesday and Wednesday.

2012 has been a record breaking year with the first eight months of 2012 being the hottest ever recorded in the continental United States and the summer period of June, July and August was the third hottest ever, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

The nation as a whole is averaging 4 degrees Fahrenheit above average for the year. That's a full degree higher than the same period in 2006, the second hottest January-August on record.